Of or pertaining to the county of Aberdeen in Scotland; of a style that is widespread in Aberdeen.
Proper noun
a local government council area in north-east Scotland, created in 1996 on the abolition of Region. The city of Aberdeen is separate and has its own council.
a historic county in Scotland which was absorbed into Region in 1975.
accidentarily
accreditation
accreditation
noun
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
acipenseridae
acknowledgers
acknowledgers
noun
plural of acknowledger
acrochordinae
additamentary
adenemphraxis
adenocancroid
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenometritis
adenosarcomas
adiathermancy
adiathermancy
noun
(obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat.
admeasurement
admeasurement
noun
Apportionment.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
administerial
administerial
adj
Of or pertaining to administering or administration.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
administrable
administrable
adj
Able to be administered
administrated
administrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of administrate
administrates
administrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of administrate
admirableness
admirableness
noun
The state or quality of being admirable.
adrenalectomy
adrenalectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.
adrenosterone
adrenosterone
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone, originally isolated from the adrenal cortex, that has weak androgenic effects.
adrenotrophin
adularescence
adularescence
noun
The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
adventurement
adventurement
noun
(obsolete) adventure.
adventureship
adventuresome
adventuresome
adj
Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
adventuresses
adventuresses
noun
plural of adventuress
adventuristic
adventuristic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting adventurism.
adventurously
adventurously
adv
In an adventurous manner.
adversariness
adversariness
noun
Quality of being adversary.
advertisement
advertisement
noun
(card games) In gin rummy, the discarding of a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
(obsolete) Notoriety.
A public notice.
A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
advertizement
advertizement
noun
Alternative spelling of advertisement
aerodontalgia
aerodontalgia
noun
(dentistry) Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.
aerodynamical
aerodynamical
adj
Synonym of aerodynamic
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
africanderism
afrikanderdom
afrikanderism
aggrandizable
aggrandizable
adj
(very rare) Capable of being made great; increasable.
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
ahrendahronon
aldosteronism
aldosteronism
noun
(pathology) A condition, marked by excessive secretion of aldosterone, that gives rise to cardiac difficulties
alectrionidae
aleksandropol
aleksandrovac
aleksandrovsk
amygdonitrile
anacardiaceae
anchitherioid
andersonville
androcephalum
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
andropetalous
androsphinges
androsphinxes
androsphinxes
noun
plural of androsphinx
aneroidograph
anhydromyelia
animadversion
animadversion
noun
(countable) A criticism, a critical remark.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being animadversive.
animadversive
animadversive
adj
(archaic) Having the ability to perceive; percipient.
Critical or characterized by disapproval.
animadverting
animadverting
verb
present participle of animadvert
anoplotheroid
antejudiciary
antennariidae
antherozoidal
anthophoridae
anthosiderite
anthropoidean
antiapartheid
antiapartheid
adj
Acting against or opposing apartheid.
antidemocracy
antidemocracy
adj
Opposed to democracy.
noun
Opposition to democracy.
antimodernism
antimodernism
noun
A movement that opposes modernism.
antimodernist
antimodernist
adj
Opposing modernism.
noun
One who opposes modernism.
antireduction
antireductive
antispreading
apprehendable
apprehendable
adj
That can be apprehended.
archdeaconate
archdeaconess
archdeaconess
noun
A female archdeacon.
The wife of an archdeacon.
archiannelida
archimandrite
archimandrite
noun
(ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
(ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
archplunderer
archpretender
archscoundrel
arduousnesses
arduousnesses
noun
plural of arduousness
armageddonist
arseniuretted
arseniuretted
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Combined with arsenic.
arthrodonteae
arundinaceous
arundinaceous
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a reed or cane
attitudiniser
attitudiniser
noun
Alternative form of attitudinizer
attitudinizer
attitudinizer
noun
One who attitudinizes, or practises poses.
attiwendaronk
autodecrement
autodecrement
noun
(computing) An automatic decrement.
verb
(computing) To decrement automatically.
autoreduction
autoreduction
noun
(inorganic chemistry) reduction in the absence of a reducing agent
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
banderilleros
banderilleros
noun
plural of banderillero
bandspreading
barbarianized
barbarianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barbarianize
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barnardsville
bastardliness
bastardliness
noun
The state or quality of being bastardly.
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beardlessness
beardlessness
noun
The state or quality of being beardless.
bedragglement
bedragglement
noun
The state of being bedraggled.
bedriddenness
bedriddenness
noun
The state or quality of being bedridden.
benzoperoxide
berchtesgaden
bernardsville
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bidirectional
bidirectional
adj
Moving in two directions (usually opposite)
Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
noun
Such an antenna or microphone
blomstrandine
blomstrandine
noun
(mineralogy) A basic oxide mineral containing a mixture of several rare earths
bloodripeness
blunderbusses
blunderbusses
noun
plural of blunderbuss
blunderheaded
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
bordelonville
bothrodendron
boustrophedon
boustrophedon
adj
(figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth.
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
adv
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left to left-to-right with each new line.
noun
(historical, calligraphy, of writing) Writing that is right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines.
brainchildren
brainchildren
noun
plural of brainchild
brandenburger
brazenfacedly
breadlessness
breadlessness
noun
Absence of bread.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
bridgehampton
brilliantined
brilliantined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brilliantine
broadmindedly
broadmindedly
adv
Alternative form of broad-mindedly
brokenhearted
brokenhearted
adj
Grieved and disappointed, especially with the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the repudiation of a romantic relationship.
brombenzamide
brongniardite
brongniardite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead-silver sulfantimonide with 26.2% silver, some of which is apparently diaphorite and some canfieldite.
calamodendron
canandelabrum
candleberries
candleberries
noun
plural of candleberry
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cantharidated
cantharidated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cantharidate
cantharidized
cantharidized
adj
Treated with cantharides.
carbodynamite
carbodynamite
noun
A form of dynamite in which charcoal is used as the absorbent
carbohydrogen
cardiasthenia
cardicentesis
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.